Guinea: jobs and pay

What is the unemployment rate in Guinea?

Guinea's unemployment rate was 4.8% in 2018/2019, according to the national employment survey (ENESIG) figures in the INS's 2024 statistical yearbook. It was 9.5% in urban areas and 2.2% in rural areas, and 14.1% in Conakry.

The rate was the same for men and women. Underemployment was much more common, at 31.4% of workers, 28% of men and 35.6% of women. 54.2% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force.

Official sources: 2024 statistical yearbook

How many people work for the government in Guinea?

113,000 people were working for the Guinean state in 2024, including 112,699 civil servants and 949 contract staff, according to the INS's 2024 statistical yearbook, using civil service data. The number was 105,979 in 2023.

The state recruited 18,900 new civil servants in 2024, 5,963 of them women, compared with 128 in 2023. The national budget office's figures in the yearbook show the wage bill for civil servants in post rising in 2024 at every grade.

Official sources: 2024 statistical yearbook

How many jobs are being created in Guinea?

4,284 new businesses were created in Guinea in the second quarter of 2026, 4.5% fewer than in the previous quarter, according to the INS's quarterly labour market bulletin. 2,475 newly hired employees were declared to the national social security fund (CNSS), 15% more than in the first quarter.

1,637 jobseekers registered with the national employment agency (AGUIPE) and private placement agencies in the quarter, 17.3% fewer than before, and the agencies received 109 job offers. Hiring through these channels and in central government fell 18%, to 922. The bulletin covers jobs registered through these agencies, public bodies and the social security fund, not all jobs.

Official sources: quarterly labour market bulletin

How many Guineans work for themselves or their family?

79.2% of workers in Guinea were in vulnerable employment in 2025, according to modelled International Labour Organization estimates published by the World Bank, down slightly from 80.7% in 2020.

Vulnerable employment counts own-account workers, who work for themselves without employees, and contributing family workers, who help in a family business or farm. The estimates are modelled from national labour force surveys and include farming, so they are not the same as the INS's survey measures.

Official sources: World Bank

How much is the minimum wage in Guinea?

The ILO puts the statutory minimum wage in Guinea at 550,000 GNF a month in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2013.

What is the average monthly salary in Guinea?

In 2019, average monthly earnings of employees in Guinea was $192 a month, according to the ILO. Sub-Saharan Africa median: $190 a month; Guinea is 9th highest of 19. Worldwide: 99th of 114.

What is Guinea's unemployment rate?

According to the ILO, the unemployment rate in Guinea was 5.2% in 2025. Since 2005 it has ranged from 4.8% (2007) to 6.0% (2020). Sub-Saharan Africa median: 5.2%; Guinea is 23rd highest of 45. Worldwide: 83rd of 174.

What is youth unemployment in Guinea?

The ILO puts unemployment among 15 to 24 year olds in Guinea at 7.0% in 2025. Its high point since 2005 was 2020, at 8.4%; its low point was 2007, at 5.8%. It is 25th highest of 45 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 8.8%. Of 174 countries with 2025 data, 132nd highest.

What share of people in Guinea are in the labour force?

In 2025, the labour force participation rate in Guinea was 52.6%, according to the ILO. The peak was 62.5% in 2005 and the low 52.4% in 2020. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 64.3%, and Guinea placed 38th highest of 45. Worldwide: 139th of 174.

What is female labour force participation in Guinea?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2025, is 42.6%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 41.9% (2020) to 59.2% (2005). Sub-Saharan Africa median: 57.3%; Guinea is 40th highest of 45. World rank, highest first: 133rd of 174.

What is the employment rate in Guinea?

In 2025, the employment to population ratio in Guinea was 49.9%, according to the ILO. The peak was 59.5% in 2005 and the low 49.2% in 2020. It is 36th highest of 45 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 58.8%. World rank, highest first: 136th of 174.

What is vulnerable employment in Guinea?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2025, is 79.2%. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 67.6%; Guinea is 12th highest of 45. Worldwide: 13th of 174.

How many people in Guinea are employees?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2025, is 18.1%. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 33rd highest of 45 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 29.0%. Worldwide: 161st of 174.